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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #30 on: April 12, 2005, 06:55:42 AM »
Quote from: Julia99 on April 11, 2005, 12:07:45 PM
He is survived by his partner Robert Watson, two brothers and a sister.

WOW!!  I did not know he was gay!!  ???  But, come to think of it -- those scenes when Burke kissed Vicki seemed to me to be a little insincere and awkward.  I guess it didn't help that Burke had just smoked a cigarette before they kissed.  ::)  Eww!!  Cigarette Breath!  :o

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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #31 on: April 12, 2005, 07:08:03 PM »
Quote from: EmeraldRose on April 12, 2005, 06:55:42 AM
WOW!!  I did not know he was gay!!  ???  But, come to think of it -- those scenes when Burke kissed Vicki seemed to me to be a little insincere and awkward....

The man was an actor....he should have been able to kiss Lassie with passion if that's what the director wanted.  What has his sexual orientation got to do with it?
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #32 on: April 13, 2005, 11:02:46 AM »
Quote from: Raineypark on April 12, 2005, 07:08:03 PM
Quote from: EmeraldRose on April 12, 2005, 06:55:42 AM
WOW!!  I did not know he was gay!!  ???  But, come to think of it -- those scenes when Burke kissed Vicki seemed to me to be a little insincere and awkward....
The man was an actor....he should have been able to kiss Lassie with passion if that's what the director wanted.  What has his sexual orientation got to do with it?
Oh, I'm sorry if I offended you, Raineypark.  [signerror] I  just thought I was making light of the situation.  He WAS a very good actor, [clap] and his sexual orientation indeed has NOTHING to do with it!  ;)

I have been watching those episodes lately, and noticed the smoking.  I know I used to hate "smoker's breath" when I kissed someone who smoked. ::)  I certainly am glad my husband does NOT smoke!!  :D

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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #33 on: April 13, 2005, 01:43:21 PM »
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The man was an actor....he should have been able to kiss Lassie with passion if that's what the director wanted.  What has his sexual orientation got to do with it?

My thoughts exactley. Sexual orientation should have nothing to do performance in any sense. Though I take no offense to other opinions. I actually thought he was kinda sexy and liked his sexual stuff (if you can call it that for daytime 60'ish live TV)
Anthony George had a nice, dignified and gentle quality and that's why I'm peeved Jeremiah was so dehumanized when he came the "ghost of Jeremiah". The character deserved better.
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2005, 04:46:02 PM »
Quote from: stefan on April 13, 2005, 01:43:21 PM
Anthony George had a nice, dignified and gentle quality and that's why I'm peeved Jeremiah was so dehumanized when he came the "ghost of Jeremiah". The character deserved better.

     I thought this, too.  The writers seemed to hint at a budding romance between Vicki and Jeremiah.  They had several good scenes together.  Jeremiah's role seemed to have been sped up and eliminated.
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #35 on: April 13, 2005, 06:28:30 PM »
I wouldn't have minded seeing a Victoria/Jeremiah romance had George stayed on DS (I would've enjoyed that far more than Peter and Victoria).

I agree about Jeremiah's ghost.
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #36 on: April 16, 2005, 06:08:31 AM »
I received permission to share this website.  The woman created a wonderful tribute to Anthony George with a video:


http://www.spirit-n-soul.com/index2.html
and then find:

"A Time for Us"
a tribute to Anthony George (Burke Devlin/Jeremiah Collins)
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #37 on: April 16, 2005, 06:47:52 AM »
Definitely worth seeing!  Thanks, dsbarnabasfan.
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #38 on: April 16, 2005, 04:17:23 PM »

 That was a great video.  Thanks for sharing it.

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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #39 on: April 16, 2005, 06:02:44 PM »
Glad you enjoyed the video.  I'm the creator of the vids that Jackie posted the link to.




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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #40 on: April 16, 2005, 09:04:55 PM »
Welcome, Melanie!  I enjoyed your Quentin video, also.  Nice editing!

BTW, the color code was removed from your message so the text can be read without highlighting it.
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #41 on: April 16, 2005, 10:34:31 PM »
Glad you enjoyed the Quentin vid as well.  Thanks for changing the font color, didn't realize it was going to post on a blue background.   :)
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #42 on: April 17, 2005, 02:05:42 AM »
OT - In your profile under Look and Layout Preferences, you can check the box next to "Return to topics after posting by default," and then a topic will load after you post to it.  Clicking "modify" allows you to edit it for a period of time afterward.    :)
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #43 on: April 17, 2005, 03:11:03 AM »
Quote from: Melanie... on April 16, 2005, 06:02:44 PM
Glad you enjoyed the video.  I'm the creator of the vids that Jackie posted the link to.

Melanie!!  Welcome to the board!  [wave]  I'm glad you found this board.  You do great work.  Keep it up, it can only get better.  ;D
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Re: Anthony George (Burke Devlin) passed away
« Reply #44 on: May 13, 2008, 12:52:00 AM »
I agree with Rainey about an actor's sexual orientation.  That should have nothing at all to do with love scenes.  I think that on DS, the problem between Tony and Alexandra Moltke was Ms. Moltke's inexperience with doing love scenes.  Tony and Mary Stuart on Search for Tomorrow kept things steamy in Henderson for five years. 
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